gd's WebArt Gallery: God Ninurtu, Sumerian (ca. 3,000) & Assyrian (ca. 860 BC)

Gaby Divay's Web Art Gallery

The Sumerian God Ninurtu (ca. 3,000 & 860 BC)

Source: wikipedia
Originally a Sumerian God of farming and hunting, NINURTU became a formidable Warrior God in Assyrian times. Note that both the early "Birdman" and the later Winged Warrior hold a kind of pouch dangling from their left fist.

Dr. Gaby Divay
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Source: wikipedia Originally a Sumerian God of farming and hunting, NINURTU became a formidable Warrior God in Assyrian times. Note that both the early "Birdman" and the later Winged Warrior hold a kind of pouch dangling from their left fist.

Source: wikipedia
Originally a Sumerian God of farming and hunting, NINURTU became a formidable Warrior God in Assyrian times. Note that both the early "Birdman" and the later Winged Warrior hold a kind of pouch dangling from their left fist.